http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/miracles/ en-us Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:05:17 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414695/posts A White Christmas in Dallas. Never before in my 44 years. I have now seen everything. "Snow" (Irving Berlin, 1954) Snow It won't be long before we'll all be there with snow Snow I wanna wash my hands, my face and hair with snow Snow I long to clear a path, and lift a spade of snow Snow oh, to see a great big man entirely made of snow Snow where it's snowing all winter through That's where I want to be Snowball throwing, that's what I'll do How I'm longing to ski through the Snow Those glist'ning houses that... Irving Berlin http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2414695/posts#comment Thu, 24 Dec 2009 22:05:17 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2409415/posts A little girl went to her bedroom and pulled a glass jelly jar from its hiding place in the closet. She poured the change out on the floor and counted it carefully. Three times, even. The total had to be exactly perfect. No chance here for mistakes. Carefully placing the coins back in the jar and twisting on the cap, she slipped out the back door and made her way 6 blocks to Rexall's Drug Store with the big red Indian Chief sign above the door. She waited patiently for the pharmacist to give her some attention, but he was... email http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2409415/posts#comment Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:59:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364372/posts CCTV footage of a baby's miracle escape when a pram was slammed by a peak-hour train has been released. Witnesses at a suburban Melbourne station feared the worst but were stunned when the six-month-boy was hauled from the tracks with little more than a bump on his head. The near-miss happened at Ashburton station as a city-bound train pulled into the station just after 4pm yesterday. The baby was strapped into a three-wheeler pram that rolled forward and toppled on to the tracks. The pram was carried 30 metres as the desperate driver tried to pull up the 250-tonne train.... Herald Sun http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364372/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 01:51:27 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364462/posts MELBOURNE, Australia — A 6-month-old baby has miraculously survived a train hitting his stroller, which rolled onto the tracks when his mother let go for an instant. The escape was captured on security camera footage that shows the red, three-wheeled stroller plunging off a station platform just as the commuter train pulls in, and the mother's panicked lunge to grab it. The train pushed the stroller about 130 feet (40 meters) along the tracks before it stopped, but it did not go under the train. The baby, who was strapped into the stroller, received only a bump on the head.... The Associated Press (hosted on Google) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2364462/posts#comment Sat, 17 Oct 2009 05:55:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2315306/posts I have been trying to find a good explanation for the crosses in the eyes of St. Therese in this photograph of her taken in 1892. For more details and to see the photo visit my blog at http://saint-joan-of-arc.blogspot.com/ Obviously I have received many thories ranging from internet hoax to a large cross in the backround but these have all been disproven. Anyone have a valid explantion? St. Therese Photograph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2315306/posts#comment Thu, 13 Aug 2009 19:28:34 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312255/posts Grieving father finds 'dead' baby son ALIVE in coffin Premature: Doctors said the baby boy's heartbeat was undetectable A premature baby declared dead by doctors was found to be alive hours later when he was taken home for a funeral wake. The baby's father, Jose Alvarenga, was told by doctors that his son had died shortly after birth. Staff from the state-run hospital in Asuncion, the Paraguayan capital, delivered the infant's body to Mr Alvarenga's home fours hours later. Shortly afterwards, the grieving father opened the baby's coffin to bid an emotional farewell to his son. "I opened it to... Daily Mail http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2312255/posts#comment Mon, 10 Aug 2009 02:11:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2311822/posts Here is a video report on a premature baby boy weighing just over one pound (500 grams) in Paraguay who was pronounced dead at a hospital, but who "woke up" as he was taken from a box to be placed in preparation for his own wake! When the baby was removed from the box, he began to cry and move his arms and legs. The family both overjoyed and angry. Officials are investigating to see how this could happen. Doctors pronounced the boy dead and signed his death certificate as well. Wouldn't that be some king of a surprise! .... Freedom's Lighthouse http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2311822/posts#comment Sun, 9 Aug 2009 11:31:11 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2305229/posts In the new series of videos on the Sunday readings we've been making at JP Catholic, we've been focusing on the Feeding of the Five Thousand and John 6. If you haven't seen it you can find the latest one here. Here I want to go a little deeper than I'm able to go in the videos.Feeding of the Multitudes and ElishaScholars generally recognize that Jesus’ miracle of the multiplication of the loaves and fish evokes the story of Elisha's miracle of the loaves in 2 Kings 4: 2 Kings 2:42–44: A man came from Baal-shalishah, bringing the man of... Singing in the Reign http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2305229/posts#comment Fri, 31 Jul 2009 14:24:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2303087/posts Today I saw Angela Logan from Teaneck, New Jersey, on a newscast. I was as impressed with her story. Angela is a 55-year-old mother who faced hard times. She is an actress, a former dancer, a substitute teacher and currently attends a community College studying to be a Nurse. She was doing everything she could do to pay her mortgage, care for herself and her family and move forward in life. Sadly, a number of misfortunes placed her family in peril of losing their home in these economically troubling times. That is when her story really began. She tells it... Catholic Online http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2303087/posts#comment Tue, 28 Jul 2009 22:33:56 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2302242/posts Yeah sure, God become man. And He definitely rose from the dead. But there's no way he multiplied loaves and fishes for people to eat. That's the logic of so many when they deny the physical nature of the miracle of loaves and fishes from yesterday's Gospel. What is the problem some people have with this miracle? I've heard it argued (even from the pulpit) that this was not a physical miracle but a spiritual one in that the people were so moved by Jesus' words that they shared. Come on, if it was just about sharing, do they really... Creative Minority Report http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2302242/posts#comment Mon, 27 Jul 2009 21:04:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2289823/posts Like a lot of 17-year -olds, Zac Sunderland can get a bit tongue-tied at times. Only for Sunderland, it's not on account of hormones or nerves. "I've been out at sea for a long time," says Sunderland, who has nearly reached his goal of becoming the youngest sailor to single-handedly circumnavigate the earth in a sailboat. "You kinda forget how to talk. Sometimes I'll get into a port and it'll take a week before the words I'm wanting to say can come out of my mouth the right way. It's annoying." Sunderland, who has yet to get his driver's license,... People Magazine http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2289823/posts#comment Fri, 10 Jul 2009 17:48:33 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2280902/posts Last week we witnessed Jesus' divine power at work on the forces of nature (Mark 4:37-41). Today's Gospel stories reveal his power over disease and death. In these powerful accounts, Jesus reminds us of the importance of faith. Nothing is possible without faith. On the way to Jairus' house (Mark 5), Jesus encounters interruptions, delays, and even obstacles along the road. The people in the passage transfer their uncleanness to Jesus, and to each Jesus bestows the cleansing wholeness of God. Let us consider for a moment each situation. The hemorrhaging woman Jesus' miraculous healing of this woman who... Zenit http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2280902/posts#comment Sat, 27 Jun 2009 22:55:16 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2271026/posts Everybody had buddies in the 1960's, and some went to Nam, some did not return, some did well, and some, like myself and my high school buddy, Wayne Crumley, had let's say, extra trouble after coming back. I'm talking Joe Dirt trouble. Wayne drove around in an expensive "hippie" van that had air-brushed naked ladies painted on the sides. Of course, the van was red - as red as my face is now for thinking of those days. He also owned a boat, and had a Pontiac GTO - while in High School. Even with all that, kids still made... JoeClarke.Net http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2271026/posts#comment Sat, 13 Jun 2009 13:22:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263333/posts Although the novel technique was used to reverse blinding corneal disease, it promises to be a quick, painless and cheap treatment for other visual disorders. It may even be useful for repairing damaged skin, the researchers reported today in the journal Transplantation. The team leader, UNSW stem cell scientist Nick Di Girolamo said: “We're quietly excited. We don't know yet if (the correction) will remain stable, but if it does it's a wonderful technique”. According to team member Stephanie Watson - an opthalmic surgeon with Sydney's Prince of Wales Hospital - two of the three patients were legally blind in... the australian http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2263333/posts#comment Tue, 2 Jun 2009 23:47:25 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2247885/posts Do you believe in miracles? You will after seeing this amazing story. Thanks to CBS News for bringing it to us. stormin's morning java http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2247885/posts#comment Sun, 10 May 2009 05:02:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241262/posts A touch frustrated by reporters here in Istanbul questioning why more had not been achieved by Barack Obama during his eight-day European trip, David Axelrod, the president's closest aide, was moved to invoke Moses. "Why didn't the waters part, the sunshine, and all ills of the world disappear because President Obama came to Europe this week?" he asked before answering, to press chuckles: "That wasn't our expectation. That will take at least a few weeks." During the 2008 election campaign, John McCain mocked Obama by comparing him to Moses and calling him "the One", a self-appointed saviour of the world.... telegraph.co.uk http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2241262/posts#comment Thu, 30 Apr 2009 14:54:28 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2196204/posts ... Unfortunately, many theologians have decided that claims made by the majority of scientists represent scientific “facts.” In turn, these “facts” represent ultimate truth, which must then be used to understand biblical teachings. However, the Bible contains numerous claims and events that are not going to be popularly accepted as “scientific.” Are these claims now unacceptable to Christians? Scripture records the occurrence of numerous miracles performed by God. By definition, a miracle is an event not explainable by natural processes. Otherwise, it would hardly constitute a miracle. Are these miracles going to be accepted as “scientific?” What do these theologians... AiG http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2196204/posts#comment Sat, 28 Feb 2009 17:10:53 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2191494/posts Hard to imagine it's been so long. 29 years ago today the United States of America amateur hockey team defeated a team of Russian professionals during the winter Olympics in what has to be the greatest upset in sports history. It lifted a nation. It was nothing short of surreal. This video is a newly discovered original call of the game by Curt Chaplin who was covering the game as a sports reporter for the ABC Radio Network. Standing on a camera platform in the crowd, he did play-by-play of the entire game into his tape recorder, capturing the event... The Big Feed http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2191494/posts#comment Sun, 22 Feb 2009 20:22:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2171812/posts The company of the prophets said to Elisha, "Look, the place where we meet with you is too small for us. Let us go to the Jordan, where each of us can get a pole; and let us build a place there for us to live." And he said, "Go." Then one of them said, "Won't you please come with your servants?" "I will," Elisha replied. And he went with them. They went to the Jordan and began to cut down trees. As one of them was cutting down a tree, the iron axhead fell into the water. "Oh, my... Devotions ChopChop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2171812/posts#comment Mon, 26 Jan 2009 12:03:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2160131/posts And the man got up and went home. When the crowd saw this, they were filled with awe; and they praised God, who had given such authority to men. Matthew 9:7-8 Jesus was a crowd pleaser, though that's not what he set out to do. Generally speaking, the crowds liked Him. He did some pretty cool stuff (healing men and casting out demons is some cool stuff when it's done right in front of your eyes)! They were probably puzzled at the Jewish leaders' contempt for him and hostile reaction to him. Jesus had just healed the paralytic. He instructed... Devotions ChopChop http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2160131/posts#comment Wed, 7 Jan 2009 11:29:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2152137/posts CHARLOTTE, NC (WBTV) - A "miracle" at one local hospital has a lot of people talking. This picture was taken in the hallway leading into Presbyterian's Pediatric Cancer center. A little girl there was taken off life support, her mother in her room praying. At the same time, a nurse noticed a man standing in the hallway. When she pushed the security button to let him in, no one was there. According to a nurse, this happened several times -- seeing him behind the doors, then he would vanish. Someone thought he had wings, so they took the picture (on... WBTV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2152137/posts#comment Sun, 21 Dec 2008 04:30:10 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2147665/posts We believe in God - plus miracles, heaven, the devil and UFOs - but not Darwin so much. It must be true. A poll says so! The Washington TImes http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2147665/posts#comment Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:36:51 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2142988/posts A pilgrim prays at the foot of a statue of Mary at the sanctuary in Lourdes Feb. 10, the eve of the 150th anniversary of Mary's first appearance to St. Bernadette. (CNS/Nancy Wiechec) A lede like the one The Associated Press published yesterday — “An international doctors’ panel appointed by the Roman Catholic Church says it’s getting out of the ‘miracles’ business at Lourdes” — might raise some eyebrows.  But relax, oh faithful believers in the miraculous healing powers of the spring waters of Lourdes. The doctors never really dubbed a cure a miracle. They are the first step in a long process.Last February while in... CNS http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2142988/posts#comment Thu, 4 Dec 2008 21:10:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050942/posts CONCORD – Democratic Senate candidate Jeanne Shaheen's once imposing lead over U.S. Sen. John E. Sununu has all but vanished in recent months according to a University of New Hampshire Survey Center poll released today. Shaheen leads Sununu in this poll of likely voters, 46 percent to 42 percent, but the spread is within its margin of error of plus or minus 4.5 percent. Pollster Andrew Smith stressed the race remains wide open since only 22 percent said they had definitely decided upon a candidate. During a telephone interview, Smith said voters are starting to focus more on the choices... nashua telegraph http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2050942/posts#comment Fri, 25 Jul 2008 02:12:45 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050265/posts In Israel, a resurgence in the number of Jews who believe in Jesus is getting a lot of attention. Many leaders say it's the strongest growth since the time of Jesus and that the Messianic movement could be on the brink of a great revival. "This is the first time where we've seen Israeli society in general being so open to consider who Yeshua is," said Messianic leader Asher Intrater. "This is a real miracle, and there's beginning to be grace and favor with us in the land." Although Jesus and the early disciples were Jewish, for nearly 2,000 years... CBN News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-religion/2050265/posts#comment Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:59:45 GMT